Kenneth Shepard, Author at Kotaku

CulturePokemon

Ranking All 34 Gorgeous Pikachu Cards In Pokémon’s 30th Anniversary TCG Set

The celebratory card set is giving the little yellow guy the spotlight

By Kenneth Shepard Published September 18, 2026

Reviews

Resident Evil: The Kotaku Review

Zach Cregger’s movie is more an adaptation of the experience of playing Resident Evil than the story of Raccoon City

By Kenneth Shepard Published September 18, 2026

Entertainment

Humor And Ending Divide Resident Evil Fans On Zach Cregger’s Film: ‘The Movie Can Be Renamed Into Anything Else And Make As Much Sense’

The Weapons director’s take on the Raccoon City outbreak sometimes feels more spoof than Resident Evil

By Kenneth Shepard Published September 18, 2026

CultureNews

Wolverine Player Breaks Free Of Its Levels To Explore Its Larger, Unfinished World

It’s not the size of an open-world map, but it’s more than you usually get to explore

By Kenneth Shepard Published September 17, 2026

CultureNews

Are Wolverine’s Takes On Established Marvel Characters Bad Or Just Different (Or Both)?

Insomniac’s riffs on X-Men history aren’t sitting well with everyone

By Kenneth Shepard Published September 17, 2026

CultureNews

GTA 6 Won’t Have A Game Disc But It Is Getting A Vinyl And CD Soundtrack

That’s something for the physical media lovers, I suppose

By Kenneth Shepard Published September 17, 2026

CultureFeature

EA Tells Devs Its Saudi Arabia Owners Won’t Make Creative Decisions, Queer Fans Don’t Buy It

BioWare, Sims, and Apex Legends fans found belonging in games they feel they can no longer support

By Kenneth Shepard Published September 17, 2026

CulturePokemon

Super Ugly Mew Cards Are The Chase For Pokémon’s 30th Anniversary, And One’s Already Sold For $20k

The RGB Mew cards were at one point believed to be a hoax

By Kenneth Shepard Published September 16, 2026

Entertainment

Spider-Man: Brand New Day Dethrones Star Wars: The Force Awakens As America’s Highest-Grossing Movie Ever

Disney beat itself in the all-time domestic box office war

By Kenneth Shepard Published September 16, 2026

CultureNews

Why Wolverine Players Are Crashing Out About The Game’s Motorcycle Segment That ‘Plays Itself’

Insomniac’s latest scales back the open-world traversal of Spider-Man, and in some ways feels less involving than its predecessor

By Kenneth Shepard Published September 16, 2026

CultureNews

Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave Reviews Praise Tactical Combat, Warn Of Exhaustingly Long Runtime And Pacing Issues

The latest entry in Nintendo’s fantasy tactical RPG has a lot of everything for everyone

By Kenneth Shepard Published September 16, 2026

OpinionCommentary

The Coolest Moment In Wolverine Is So Good I Wish It Happened More Than Once

If Insomniac’s latest superhero game is gonna be one-note, it might as well riff a little bit

By Kenneth Shepard Published September 15, 2026

OpinionCommentary

I’m Tired Of Overwatch Reworking Sombra For People Who Don’t Even Play Her

Blizzard is changing the game’s notorious hacking menace into a Support after years of complaints from people on the receiving end of her hacks

By Kenneth Shepard Published September 15, 2026

Tips & Guides

Marvel’s Wolverine Post-Credits Scene, Explained

It wouldn't be a modern Marvel story without something after the credits

By Kenneth Shepard Published September 15, 2026